Dr. Samantha White is currently chief of the Scientific and Public Engagement Branch in the Office of Neuroscience Communications and Engagement (ONCE), where she helps develop communications and outreach materials about the progress of BRAIN and other NINDS-sponsored research. In ONCE, Dr. White also supports the NINDS Office of the Director, collaborating with the communications and policy offices to prepare materials and presentations related to all scientific programs aligned with the NINDS mission. Dr. White began working at NIH as an AAAS Science and Technology Policy fellow and received her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania and her BS in neuroscience and behavioral biology from Emory University. She previously worked as a Science Policy Fellow at Research!America, and she was also the program director for Emerging Leaders in Science and Society, a pilot program hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.